Cold War revisited: “The Thing”
As certain factions speculate that the world is headed toward a new Cold War, Mark Farnsworth examines the artistic legacy of this phenomenon. "The Thing" is the darkest film in the Kurt Russell...
Year: 2008
On the passing of a hip hop icon
Today marks the passing of an artist and a legend. Some of us were able to call him our brother, or our son. Another five people called him husband. But one thing we could all call him was......
Richard Dawkins, and the failure of the faith and atheism debate
I was motivated to write this article by two conversations I over-heard in a cafe. The first one took place between a group of Christian students who were busily 'denouncing' evolution – it was the...
On race and being a British teen
“Kischan you Asian!” is the phrase most likely to be heard during a sixth form “Asians against Caucasians” football match at my fairly innocuous school located just outside of London. Far...
The War: diary from Georgia
August 6th For a little more than a week I’ve been out of town with the family. Myself, my lady, and the kid are not very far from Tbilisi, in Narekvavi village. It’s an hour of driving, less if...
The epic abomination of “Sex and the City”
When challenged to use the word horticulture in a sentence the writer, poet, and critic Dorothy Parker retorted, “You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.” Parker, the...
Two Eyes Show
Two eyes show two streets separate. The one walks along normal, like it has a day to live out. The other mimics it. Forgets it. The other wanders about smelling its own sidewalks and imagining cars...
The Damned, Hunters and Demons
Chloe Bradshaw is thirteen. This is her second publication with GlobalComment. I have arrived in a house under cover of darkness. I can feel the hunger overwhelming me as I crawl upon the ceiling. I...
Russia and Georgia: darkness falls
This is a special edition of this column. Here are two things you ought to know about the conflict flaring up between Russia and Georgia: First of all, Russia does not want NATO on her doorstep, and...
The Hamptons: life’s a beach
As I stepped out from the bus with tinted windows and took a look around, I thought for a second I was a millionaire… Allow me to explain: My friend Robin Leacock invited me to spend the weekend in...